The Lord of The Dance - Dubliners, ukulele chords

Published: 2021-05-17 17:34
Selection chords: Katie Paterson

G  Em  G
I danced in the morning when the world was be gun.
D  C  D
I danced in the Moon and the Stars and the Sun.
G  D  Em
I came down from Heaven and I danced on Earth...
D  C  G
at Bethlehem I had my birth.

G  Em  G
Dance, dance, wherever you may be...
Em  D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.
G  Em  G
And Iʼll lead you all, wherever you may be...
D  G
And Iʼll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!)

G  Em  G
I danced for the scribes and the phari.. sees.
D  C  D
But they would not dance and they wouldnʼt follow me.
G  D  Em
I danced for fishermen, for James and John...
D  C  G
they came with me and the Dance went on.

G  Em  G
Dance, dance, wherever you may be...
Em  D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.
G  Em  G
And Iʼll lead you all, wherever you may be...
D  G
And Iʼll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!)

G  Em  G
I  danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame.
D  C  D
The holy people thought it was a shame.
G  Em  G
They cut and they stripped and they hung me high...
D  C  G
and they left me there on a cross to die.

G  Em  G
Dance, dance, wherever you may be...
Em  D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.
G  Em  G
And Iʼll lead you all, wherever you may be...
D  G
And Iʼll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!)

G  Em  G
I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black.
D  C  D
Itʼs hard to dance with the devil on your back.
G  Em  G
They buried my body, but Iʼd gone..
D  C  G
but I am the Dance and I still go on.

G  Em  G
Dance, dance, wherever you may be...
Em  D
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.
G  Em  G
And Iʼll lead you all, wherever you may be...
D  G
And Iʼll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!)

G  Em  G
They cut me down but I leapt up high.
D  C  D
I am the Light that will never, never die.
G  Em  G
Iʼll live in you if youʼll live in Me...
D  C  G
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.

G  Em  G
Dance, dance, wherever you may be...
Em  G
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.
G  Em  G
And Iʼll lead you all, wherever you may be...
D  G
And Iʼll lead you all in the Dance, said He!
(lead you all in the Dance, said He!)